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Bigtuna

Apr-01-2010, 6:35am

Sorry, I feel that it kinda cheapens a really cool mandolin, I don't think I'll will rush to get one with Cabela's on the headstock.

mculliton123

Apr-01-2010, 6:48am

Yeah!! ya gotta love a mandolin in full Camo. just the thing to be playing wilst you wait for that big buck!
Oh! is it April 1st already????? ya almost got me

mc

Dave O

Apr-01-2010, 6:58am

April Fools!!

recon

Apr-01-2010, 7:02am

Cabela's already sells a mandolin made of composite material and this one is dishwasher safe

John Hill

Apr-01-2010, 7:12am

Bwahahaha...nice try.

grassrootphilosopher

Apr-01-2010, 7:15am

So this is it for this special today. Nice story!

As an hindsight, power to people like Peter Mix, Pete Langdell, Will Kimble etc.

I still dream about the Monroe movie. I would love to see Danny DeVito as Chubby Wise.

hank

Apr-01-2010, 7:19am

I did a TOPEKA search and this is the real deal! Not!

Con Dowd

Apr-01-2010, 7:33am

Very pleased with this development. There is a Cabelas just over the river from my home in CT. I can paddle my carbon fiber kayak to purchase my carbon fiber mandolin. Or maybe I'll just put strings on my kayak and call it a mandocello. Yeah that's what I''ll do. Thanks for the idea. Corny

MikeEdgerton

Apr-01-2010, 7:36am

I knew they could be used to paddle a canoe!

John Mortensen

Apr-01-2010, 7:44am

You had me. Beautifully-written corporate-talk. Nicely done.

Steve Farling

Apr-01-2010, 8:00am

Got me again!!!
Asleep at the wheel as usual on the 1st.
Another great story!

Chris Biorkman

Apr-01-2010, 8:06am

Got me too. The Sarah Palin 8x10 was a nice touch. Hilarious.

Bigtuna

Apr-01-2010, 8:07am

Man, I was the first one to get gotten! I didn't even think what day it was.

Amandalyn

Apr-01-2010, 8:11am

My husband will love this- anything camo!, but jeesh I couldn't find it in their catalog I just got from them.....:)

Patrick Market

Apr-01-2010, 8:16am

Funny stuff... Like the camo back. Can anyone Photoshop me a groundhog with a mandolin for next February 2? ;^>

JEStanek

Apr-01-2010, 8:24am

I'm looking forward to the Blaze Orange "Pumpkin Top" model due this fall with a deer antler nut and bridge saddle.

Nelson Peddycoart

Apr-01-2010, 8:25am

Nice one.

If this were true, who would buy a camo mandolin? If you take it camping and set it down, it'd take you forever to find it!

Keith Erickson

Apr-01-2010, 8:54am

Almost got me hook, line & sinker!!!! I have to admit it was good.

Happy April Fools Day!!!

luckylarue

Apr-01-2010, 8:57am

Wow - I hadn't finished my first cup of coffee...so you had me for a second! Good one!
I love it - an autographed picture of Sarah Palin in every case. Yeah!

goose 2

Apr-01-2010, 8:59am

hook, line and sinker. I took it. I usually don't though. Musta stayed up too late last night playing mandolin.

Tracey

Apr-01-2010, 9:03am

Full camo and logo inlaid with select Alaskan gold dust. I gotta get me one of these..

Nelson Peddycoart

Apr-01-2010, 9:07am

The dig at Sarah Palin was unnecessary and not in keeping with the Cafe's "no politics" policy. I was shut down once for mentioning Mitt Romney in a non-political context....just for typing his name in a forum post.

hank

Apr-01-2010, 9:12am

"Plus, it looks great next to a plate of fried trout."

Christopher Standridge

Apr-01-2010, 9:14am

I didn't quite see a "dig" at Sarah. It was the one thing that tipped me off to the ruse. That and the Alaskan Select Gold Dust inlay.

scoutwhite

Apr-01-2010, 9:27am

Nice! I ordered one with the body heat infra-red tuner.... works well in low light and at altitude...

fatt-dad

Apr-01-2010, 10:38am

Perfect!

Dave Ashby

Apr-01-2010, 11:16am

I wouldn't mind the camo mando but you can keep the Sarah Palin pic. Inhale deeply - does this whole posting reek of APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!

Ravenwood

Apr-01-2010, 11:20am

My wife and I were just talking about a camping trip last night, and about whether I should take a mando or not.

I have one on order that has a collapsable fishing rod in it. The tuners convert to a reel and it is strung with one continuous string that can be removed and used for the line. I guess I'll have to buy my own hooks.

mculliton123

Apr-01-2010, 1:53pm

Yes, if you remove the truss rod cover and extended an 8' section of bamboo ya could do some serious fly-casting with an A model w/o missing a note.

mc

Mike Bullard

Apr-01-2010, 2:15pm

This makes for good Facebook fodder. April 1st is one of my favorite holidays...lol

CES

Apr-01-2010, 2:27pm

I was suspicious with the Alaskan gold dust, the Palin photo package, and Peter's appointment to Cabela's staff, but, damn, I wanted the camo mando!!!

JimRichter

Apr-01-2010, 2:27pm

Brilliant Scott

Tom C

Apr-01-2010, 2:55pm

The dig at Sarah Palin was unnecessary and not in keeping with the Cafe's "no politics" policy. I was shut down once for mentioning Mitt Romney in a non-political context....just for typing his name in a forum post.

It's good to be the king.

mrbook

Apr-01-2010, 3:10pm

I'm a big fan of Cabela's, and got pretty excited - until I remembered today is more than my son-in-law's birthday. Thought I could get a camo mandolin to go along with a camo guitar from Martin.

Geiss

Apr-01-2010, 4:27pm

Being a part time resident of the Northeast Kingdom of VT, and having had the pleasure of speaking with Peter, I did not see him aligning whatsoever with this huge hunting and outdoors company but you had me going ......the Sarah Palin touch got me scratching my head a bit but still fell for this until I read the comments......I must be dense today........time to get off this laptop and back on the mandolin/David

mculliton123

Apr-01-2010, 4:51pm

Vermont Fall Foliage?? that ain't no part of nothin' it's gotta be Mossy Oak !!! or is that only on the F models?

GRW3

Apr-01-2010, 4:54pm

April Fools... Oh! Geez... I found myself wondering it Bass Pro Shops would be picking up the Composite Acoustics line of Carbon Fiber guitars.

Lefty Luthier

Apr-01-2010, 5:20pm

I own a company that builds CF kayaks and canoes so am very familiar with the material and processes. I can't imagine why anyone would buy a CF mandolin. It would sound like #### and probably have terrible balance. With junk like this being peddled, I feel confident that my custom built mandolins will be even more appreciated by those who love to play and appreciate the beauty of the instruments.

rico mando

Apr-01-2010, 5:26pm

ITs a joke gee i was going to pay with my Amero dollars

MikeEdgerton

Apr-01-2010, 5:36pm

Lefty Luthier wrote: "I own a company that builds CF kayaks and canoes so am very familiar with the material and processes. I can't imagine why anyone would buy a CF mandolin. It would sound like #### and probably have terrible balance. With junk like this being peddled, I feel confident that my custom built mandolins will be even more appreciated by those who love to play and appreciate the beauty of the instruments."

You need to get out more Lefty, truthfully the Peter Mix mandolins sound damn good. You'll have to paste this link in your browser as BB code doesn't work in this section.

http://new-mad.com/

There are sound clips on the site. They're excellent high end instruments.

JEStanek

Apr-01-2010, 5:49pm

Any of you die hard hunters who really want a mossy oak or camo Mix could likely get it. Peter made one with cool red maple leaves that, if I'm not mistaken, Eddie Sheehy has or had. No need for autographed posters or gold dust inlay. I would be happy to own the Kimble Mix collaboration.

Jamie

rgray

Apr-01-2010, 6:09pm

I watched an episode of American Chopper that showed camo patterns being applied to bike parts via a liquid bath and was amazed. I would love to have a mando in Mossy Oak. When I come in from the woods during hunting season, I can grab my mando and just let it disappear in my lap while picking out a few tunes. But seriously, a mando in Army ACU or Air Force ABU camo would be an awesome tribute to our servicemembers.

Gerard Dick

Apr-01-2010, 6:18pm

I want one. I knew it was a hoax right off in fact I came looking for this year's A/F joke. I still want one.

lmartnla

Apr-01-2010, 6:36pm

I had just finished telling my wife that no one had April fooled me today, when I read this line. I had forwarded that 'news' item to my friends of all persuasions. The package was so appealing, with the Turkey jacket, Palin autograph, and camo F-mandolin. I was bemused that an A model was pictured in conflict with the text. It's too bad we can't get the CD of fishing music even with $5,000.---Lou

bones12

Apr-01-2010, 6:53pm

It is no joke. I have used my F4 Mad for a grill on back country trips. You need to place a sterno can in the oval hole and use the strings for the grill. Large fish are a problem but the small brookies are oh so right. This may be the intent of Cabela's recent prurchase. Doug Campbell in Vermont

Justin Burrows

Apr-01-2010, 7:00pm

Is that woven fabric on the the "carbon fiber" background on the "cabelas" headstock? Doesn't look like carbon to me, more like a picture of a shirt or something.

JEStanek

Apr-01-2010, 8:08pm

Yes the carbon fiber is actually a "cloth" and epoxy mix.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber

Jamie

Cheryl Watson

Apr-01-2010, 8:37pm

Oh....hahahaha! April Fools!!! I was like WHAT? at first and then I thought, well maybe, then I said, nahhh! Good one!

Nelson Peddycoart

Apr-02-2010, 8:28am

I have been interested in them since I heard my first and only one. Perry (McMule - can't remember his last name) play one at the Monroe style camp two years ago.

I am thinking my next mandolin will probably be one of those or a Kimble.

evanreilly

Apr-03-2010, 10:27pm

Yeah...
I'm still waiting for the Bill Monroe movie to come out......

Bill Snyder

Apr-04-2010, 12:42am

Funny stuff... Like the camo back. Can anyone Photoshop me a groundhog with a mandolin for next February 2? ;^>

Here is a quick job.

swampstomper

Apr-04-2010, 5:48am

I knew it was A/F but the idea is really good... the Cabellas catalog has huge distribution and Cabellas customers are well willing to splash out for high-quality gear (whether their outdoors skills can justify it or not), so I would think that New-MAD would reach a huge new customer base. Mix would have extra capital to ramp up production and try new ideas. As for the camo, I find the Martin guitars with camo or Felix the cat etc. not my style but they must be selling or else Martin won't make them. Although I knew it was A/F and the piece was made up, it reads completely straight until we get to the Alaska gold dust and ex-Gov. Palin... that was fun reading and a good give-away it's a joke. Cabellas, if you read this, think about that acquisition!